( (MO ) 



side-tufts ;i 1 1 wliitc-tii)|ii'il ; |ial|iiis mill middle of hreast wliite, .s])e(d<lud with IjIhcIc 

 scales, sides of breast, legs, and alidomeu nianioti-chestinit, middle of abdomen 

 darker brown, shaded with white scalin_t(. 



Wings, a/wr. Forewing : antemedian and diseal lines filled in, tlie two 



bands contiguous except in front; subbasal area, median and ])ostdiscal costal 

 spaces, a s|iace before anal angle, and a submarginal si>ace between R' and 11' 

 iilled in with blinsh white scales forming lines, tbe external line of the postdiscal 

 costal ]iatcli and the inner line of tlie submarginal patcli continuous witli one 

 another ; outside the postdiscal whitish space tliere is a reddish black tra])ezoidal 



])atcii divided by vein S(I''. Hindwing : yellow band narrow, constricted behind 



cell, the broad black border l)eing angulate or j)roduced basad. 



C)i(lcrsifle reddish chestnut on disc, proximal area deep brown, extreme base 

 of both wings slightly yellow, yellow abdominal area of hindwing sharply defined. 



cJ. Tenth tergite obtuse, less slender than usually in this genus; sternite 

 short, subspatulate, mesially carinate above, apex acuminate. Clasper without 

 friction-scales; harjje (PI. LI. f. T) rather long, curved upwards and twisted beyond 

 middle, tip acute. Process of penis-sheath fPl. LVI. f. 33) very long, ending in a 

 long thin point, base i)rominent, tlenticulate, no teeth upon sheath proximally of 

 base of process, ])roximal edge of latter denticulate, apical margin of slieath 

 triangularly dilated distad at the side opposite the i)rocess ; internal rods broad. 



Early stages not known. 



Hub. New Britain ; New (Guinea. 



In the Tring Museum 2 6 S irom : Milne Bay, British N. Guinea (Meek) ; 

 Fergusson, d'Entrecasteaux Is. (Meek). 



57(i. Macroglossum castaneum spec. nov. (PI. III. f. Id, S). 



S. Only one moderately preserved specimen. Upperside of body lirownisTi 

 black, head and anterior part of thorax olivaceous, posterior abdominal segments 

 somewhat chestnut; two restricted yellow side-patches on abdomen. Underside of 

 })alpus grey, much sjieckled with brown ; breast olivaceous, abdomen burnt-umber 

 colour, chestnut laterally: side-tufts witli small white tips. 



AVings, above. Forewing brownish black, markings indistinct, except the 



grey border of the postdiscal line, this convex in middle, concave behind; antemedian 

 and discal brownish black bands appearing merged together, their outlines barely 

 traceable, two snbapical brown spots SC — R* followed by a third sjiot R' — R-. 

 Border of hindwing broad, convex, sinuate behind. 



Underside bright chestnut ; brown distal borders distinct ; bases yellow ; 

 yellow abdominal area of hindwing rather sharply defined, lo mm. short of tip 

 of SM^. 



cJ. Tentii tergite truncate ; sternite somewhat acuminate, upperside elevate in 

 mesial line. Clasper without friction-scales ; harpe (PI. L. f. 48) short, obtuse, 

 slightly incrassate, strongly dentate. Penis-sheath ivithout process, only with a 

 few teeth (PI. LVI. f. 4b); internal rods rounded at end. 



Length of forewing : S, 21 mm. 



Hab. Florida I., Solomon Islands, January iDUl (A. 8. Meek and Eiclihorn). 



1 <? in the Tring Museum. 



In the structure of the penis-sheath nearest to akedo. The non-interrupted 

 grey postdiscal line of the forewing distinguishes this species easily from calescens. 



